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Michael F. Easley
Governor
State of North Carolina
Office of the Governor
Governor's Press Office
State Capitol, Raleigh, NC 27603-8001
(919) 733-5612 - Toll Free 1-800-662-7005
FAX (919) 733-5166
For Release: Immediate Contact: Cari Hepp/Fred Hartman
Date: November 21, 2001 Phone: (919) 733-5612
EASLEY FILLS THREE JUDICIAL VACANCIES
RALEIGH - Gov. Mike Easley today filled three judicial vacancies appointing Assistant District Attorney Chris Collier of Statesville and Military Judge Albert Diaz of Charlotte to the Superior Court, and State Board of Elections member Rose Vaughn Williams of Goldsboro to the District Court.
"These attorneys have followed different paths in the law but all of their careers have included significant and praiseworthy public service," said Easley. "Chris Collier has represented crime victims for years as a prosecutor, while also working to make sure children and families in his community have the counseling services they need in times of hardship or crisis. Lt. Col. Diaz serves his nation as a reserve officer in the United States Marine Corps and as a military judge. Rose Vaughn Williams has assisted voters and the judiciary as a member of the Board of Elections and a law clerk on our highest court."
Collier will represent Alexander, Davidson, Davie, and Iredell Counties as a Superior Court judge. He has served as an assistant district attorney in those counties since 1993 and is a graduate of Wake Forest University's law school. Collier is also a director of the Counseling Center of Iredell, Inc., a non-profit corporation offering professional mental health, substance abuse and family counseling to the community.
Diaz will represent Mecklenburg County as a Superior Court judge. He is a Charlotte attorney specializing in complex commercial litigation and serves as a member of the State Judicial Council. After graduating from New York University's school of law, he gained extensive experience as a prosecutor, advocate and judge in the United States' military courts. Diaz is the first Hispanic attorney to serve as a Superior Court judge in North Carolina.
Williams will represent Greene, Lenoir, and Wayne Counties as a District Court judge and will step down from her seat on the State Board of Elections. She is a partner with a Goldsboro law firm, a former law clerk of retired Associate Supreme Court Justice John Webb, and a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's law school.
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Michael F. Easley
Governor
State of North Carolina
Office of the Governor
Governor's Press Office
State Capitol, Raleigh, NC 27603-8001
(919) 733-5612 - Toll Free 1-800-662-7005
FAX (919) 733-5166
For Release: Immediate Contact: Cari Hepp/Fred Hartman
Date: November 21, 2001 Phone: (919) 733-5612
EASLEY FILLS THREE JUDICIAL VACANCIES
RALEIGH - Gov. Mike Easley today filled three judicial vacancies appointing Assistant District Attorney Chris Collier of Statesville and Military Judge Albert Diaz of Charlotte to the Superior Court, and State Board of Elections member Rose Vaughn Williams of Goldsboro to the District Court.
"These attorneys have followed different paths in the law but all of their careers have included significant and praiseworthy public service," said Easley. "Chris Collier has represented crime victims for years as a prosecutor, while also working to make sure children and families in his community have the counseling services they need in times of hardship or crisis. Lt. Col. Diaz serves his nation as a reserve officer in the United States Marine Corps and as a military judge. Rose Vaughn Williams has assisted voters and the judiciary as a member of the Board of Elections and a law clerk on our highest court."
Collier will represent Alexander, Davidson, Davie, and Iredell Counties as a Superior Court judge. He has served as an assistant district attorney in those counties since 1993 and is a graduate of Wake Forest University's law school. Collier is also a director of the Counseling Center of Iredell, Inc., a non-profit corporation offering professional mental health, substance abuse and family counseling to the community.
Diaz will represent Mecklenburg County as a Superior Court judge. He is a Charlotte attorney specializing in complex commercial litigation and serves as a member of the State Judicial Council. After graduating from New York University's school of law, he gained extensive experience as a prosecutor, advocate and judge in the United States' military courts. Diaz is the first Hispanic attorney to serve as a Superior Court judge in North Carolina.
Williams will represent Greene, Lenoir, and Wayne Counties as a District Court judge and will step down from her seat on the State Board of Elections. She is a partner with a Goldsboro law firm, a former law clerk of retired Associate Supreme Court Justice John Webb, and a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's law school.
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